Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 167771.015 - Employee dies in fall from scaffolding while awaiting materi

Accident Summary Nr: 167771.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 06/19/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1757721.015	06/25/2024		236220	Jorge Maldonado

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on June 19, 2024, an employee working for a building contractor was standing on a ladder jack scaffold using an extension ladder for planking. While awaiting material from the ground, the employee slipped and fell from the scaffold. The employee struck the back of his head on a mini excavator parked below. The employee died from head injuries including a fractured skull.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Commercial Building, Competent Person, Construction, Construction vehicle, Excavator, Extension Ladder, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fall Protection, Fracture, Head, Ladder, Planking, Scaffold, Skull, Slip, Slippery Surface, Struck Against, Walking Surface, Water, Weather, Work Surface, Wrong Equipment

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition			1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1757721.015	44	M	Fatality		Distance of Fall: 13 feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 13 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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